Dark slate blue

#5a557e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dark slate blue, a muted blue at 247 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5a557e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a557e

RGB90, 85, 126

HSL247, 19%, 41%

HSV247, 33%, 49%

CMYK29%, 33%, 0%, 51%

Lab38.16, 11.91, -22.38

XYZ11.23, 10.18, 21.11

Decimal5920126

Web safe#666666

Pantone5275 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#524e73 #4b4668 #433f5e #3b3853 #343148 #2c293d #242233 #1c1b28 #15141d #0d0c12

Tints of dark slate blue

#66608f #746e9d #847fa9 #9490b4 #a4a0bf #b4b1cb #c4c2d6 #d5d3e1 #e5e4ec #f5f4f8

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#797e55 Analogous#55657e Analogous#6e557e Triadic#7e5a55 Triadic#557e5a Split complementary#7e6f55 Split complementary#647e55

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 33, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a557e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 33 0 51

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 34 4 57

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #5a557e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a557e; }
.text { color: #5a557e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a557e; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5a557e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a557e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5a557e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5a557e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5a557e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.